Andrew Lincoln has played Rick Grimes on 'The Walking Dead' since the show's premiere in 2010.

Andrew Lincoln leaving 'The Walking Dead'

Andrew Lincoln is leaving 'The Walking Dead,' according to multiple reports. The English actor, who's played former sheriff Rick Grimes since 2010, is expected to exit the AMC zombie series in season 9. The Hollywood Reporter sources say Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon, is negotiating a new $20 million deal to became the show's lead actor moving forward. The network hasn't said how Grimes will be written out -- though most characters, including Grimes' wife Lori and son Carl, are usually killed off -- and Lauren Cohan is also being "phased out" as Maggie, appearing in just six upcoming episodes as she moves on to star in ABC's "Whiskey Cavalier."

AMC has yet to confirm Lincoln's departure, but some fans are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for the former ratings behemoth. Grimes is still the focal point of the Robert Kirkman comic book the show is based on, but the series has taken departures from the original source material in the past.

Pusha T vs Drake

Pusha T's rap beef with Drake continued Tuesday with a new diss track called "The Story of Adidon," claiming Drizzy has a secret child with porn star Sophie Brussaux. "Since you name dropped my fiancee/Let the world know who you chose as your Beyonce," the former Clipse member raps. "A baby's involved, it's deeper than rap/We talking character, let me keep with the facts/You are hiding a child, let that boy come home."

Drake last responded with a "Duppy Freestyle" criticizing Pusha T's music and Kanye West on Friday, but now fans are clamoring for an "8 Mile" style comeback. But fans are especially upset with the Canadian hip-hop star after Pusha T unearthed an old photo of Drake in blackface, taken during a photoshoot with photographer David Leyes.